Bob Otto (coach)

Bob Otto
Biographical details
Born	August 23, 1919; Wesley, Iowa, U.S.
Died	November 7, 1993 (aged 74); Mankato, Minnesota, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1939–1941	Iowa
Position(s)	Tackle
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1947	Iowa (assistant freshmen)
1948–1952	Buena Vista
1953–1969	Mankato State
Basketball
1954–1955	Mankato State
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1948–1953	Buena Vista
1953–1983	Mankato State
Head coaching record
Overall	97–90–9 (football); 18–4 (basketball)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	Football; 1 Iowa Conference (1952); 1 Iowa Conference North Division (1952); 5 MSCC/NIC (1958–1961, 1968); ; Basketball; 1 MSCC regular season (1955)
Awards
	MSU Hall of Fame (1981)

James Robert Otto (August 23, 1919 – November 7, 1993) was an American college football and college basketball coach and athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Buena Vista College—now known as Buena Vista University—in Storm Lake, Iowa from 1948 to 1952 and Mankato State College—now known as the Minnesota State University, Mankato—from 1953 to 1969.^[1]

A native of Fort Dodge, Iowa, Otto played football at the University of Iowa as a tackle from 1939 to 1941. Otto died from lung cancer, on November 7, 1993, at his home in Mankato, Minnesota.^[2]

Head coaching record


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Buena Vista Beavers (Iowa Conference) (1948–1952)
1948	Buena Vista	4–3–1	1–2	7th
1949	Buena Vista	4–4–1	1–3	T–8th
1950	Buena Vista	6–3	3–2	3rd (Northern)
1951	Buena Vista	5–4	3–2	3rd (Northern)
1952	Buena Vista	5–5	2–1	1st (Northern)
Buena Vista:		24–19–2	10—10
Mankato State Indians (Minnesota State College Conference / Northern State College Conference / Northern Intercollegiate Conference) (1953–1968)
1953	Mankato State	1–7	1–3	T–4th
1954	Mankato State	2–7	1–3	T–4th
1955	Mankato State	4–5	3–1	2nd
1956	Mankato State	6–2–1	1–2–1	4th
1957	Mankato State	2–6–1	1–2–1	4th
1958	Mankato State	7–2	5–0	1st
1959	Mankato State	6–3	4–1	T–1st
1960	Mankato State	5–3–1	4–0–1	1st
1961	Mankato State	6–3	5–0	1st
1962	Mankato State	4–4	3–2	2nd
1963	Mankato State	4–4–1	3–2	T–3rd
1964	Mankato State	2–7	1–4	5th
1965	Mankato State	5–3–1	3–2	T–2nd
1966	Mankato State	3–4–2	2–2–1	T–2nd
1967	Mankato State	5–4	3–2	3rd
1968	Mankato State	5–4	4–1	T–1st
Mankato State Indians (NCAA College Division independent) (1969)
1969	Mankato State	6–3
Mankato State:		73–71–7	44–27–4
Total:		97–90–9
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth

^ "Football All-Time Coaches Records". bvuathletics.com. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
^ "Ex-Mankota St. coach Otto dies". Star Tribune. Minneapolis, Minnesota. November 9, 1993. p. 26. Retrieved December 13, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .